Custom Thumb

Going in tomorrow to order my Warwick Thumb 5.
Getting it with a Wenge neck, and the older brass just-a-nut. Sticking with the MEC's though. So it's just really a new-old setup Thumb. Not too custom, I know...
However, mega excitement all round.
But at least 12-14 weeks to wait for it

Going in tomorrow to order my Warwick Thumb 5.
Getting it with a Wenge neck, and the older brass just-a-nut. Sticking with the MEC's though. So it's just really a new-old setup Thumb. Not too custom, I know...
However, mega excitement all round.
But at least 12-14 weeks to wait for it

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How much extra was the Wenge neck over the standard Thumb pricing? If you'd rather PM me, that's fine. I know of only a couple of people that have gonne the Warwick Custom route, and I've received mixed feedback on the pricings. Two guys said the price wasn't much more than the regular model, and the other said it wasn't worth the charge ar all. I've been talking about it for wanting to have a Stage I with a Bubinga body, Wenge/Bubinga neck, and EMG CS soapbars with an EMG 3-band pre.

How much extra was the Wenge neck over the standard Thumb pricing? If you'd rather PM me, that's fine. I know of only a couple of people that have gonne the Warwick Custom route, and I've received mixed feedback on the pricings. Two guys said the price wasn't much more than the regular model, and the other said it wasn't worth the charge ar all. I've been talking about it for wanting to have a Stage I with a Bubinga body, Wenge/Bubinga neck, and EMG CS soapbars with an EMG 3-band pre.

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that would be very cool indeed! However w/ the wider neck, and all, I believer that would be a VERY heavey bass (this would be larger than a thumb bass). - though i do prefer their looks and sound, those woods weigh quite abit more than maple

that would be very cool indeed! However w/ the wider neck, and all, I believer that would be a VERY heavey bass (this would be larger than a thumb bass). - though i do prefer their looks and sound, those woods weigh quite abit more than maple

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Yeah, it would be on the weighty side, but the tone would make it worth it. Actually, I'd maybe even keep the neck Bubinga with the Wenge laminates instead of the reverse. I had two buddies that had endorsement deals with Warwick and I was kicking the idea around with them about getting one, but they both ended up dropping their Warwick endorsements.

The Wenge neck is about another $650.00 Australian, but they said they would do the brass nut for no extra charge, they must have about a thousand laying around in a cupboard
I'm about to leave and order it now! Whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop

I have a 97 Thumb 5 which has the Wenge neck and Brass nut. I always thought if I was to buy a new Warwick I would go through their custom shop and see if I couldn't get those options on a new bass. Glad to hear it's possible. Let us know how it turns out!

I have a '88 wenge/bubinga/brass nut Thumb bass, and the tone is incredible. I just bought a fretless Thumb 6 with the graphite nut. I have bartolini's in the older one and MEC's in the newr one. I can't recommend the bart's enough. There IS a difference. I will replace the MEC's ASAP.